Session Overview: INEE Minimum Standards

Orientation on the INEE Minimum Standards Handbook and Toolkit


Global Consultation 2009, Istanbul

14:30-16:15: Concurrent Learning Session Block 1

Abstract

The INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction are the first global tool to provide guidance to support access to quality education in emergencies. They are both a handbook and an expression of commitment that all individuals – children, youth and adults – have a right to education during emergencies. Developed in 2003-2004 with the participation over 2,250 individuals from more than 50 countries, the INEE Minimum Standards reflect education rights and commitments as well as consensus on good practices and lessons learnt across the fields of education and protection in emergency and post-conflict situations.

The INEE Minimum Standards are used in over eighty countries in the world, for programme assessment, design, monitoring and evaluation; as a global framework for coordinated action; for advocacy and policy formulation; as well as research.

Participants who want to know more about INEE’s foundational tool are invited to attend this learning session, which will provide an overview of the INEE Minimum Standards, including the consultative process that led to their development; the content of the INEE Minimum Standards Handbook; their rights-based foundation; concrete examples of implementation by INEE members around the world, and an overview of related resources, especially the INEE Toolkit, and next steps.

Session Objectives

  • Objective 1: To raise awareness about the INEE Minimum Standards (development, content, implementation)
  • Objective 2: To demonstrate the added value of utilizing the INEE Minimum Standards as a framework and tool to support education activities


Expected Outcomes

  • Outcome 1: Knowledge is gained on the INEE Minimum Standards (development, content, implementation) and related tools.
  • Outcome 2: Opportunities for increased understanding of and capacity-building on the INEE Minimum Standards are identified.


Panel

Chair:Helge Brochmann, Norwegian Refugee Council

Presenters:


For more information regarding this session please contact the Session Coordinator Jennifer Hofmann at {encode="jennifer@ineesite.org" title="jennifer@ineesite.org"}.

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